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Himachal Pradesh Assembly Election, 1985
68 seats · 31 changed party since 1982
Party standings
Himachal Pradesh Assembly Election, 1985 · 4 parties won seats
- INC58
- BJP7
- IND2
- LKD1
Ring and figures are seats won.
| Party | Seats | Votes | Vote share | Contested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | 5885% | 9,10,053 | 55.5% | 68 |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 710% | 5,02,252 | 30.6% | 57 |
| INDIndependent | 23% | 1,35,843 | 8.3% | 136 |
| LKDLKD | 11% | 23,555 | 1.4% | 3 |
| JNPJanata Party | 00% | 34,251 | 2.1% | 7 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 00% | 26,968 | 1.6% | 16 |
+ 1 smaller parties / independents with under 1% of the vote.
Constituency map
Himachal Pradesh Assembly Election, 1985 · winner by seat
68 constituencies · tap for the winner, again for the full result
House composition
Majority line at 35
1985 · selected
Majority 35
INC58BJP7IND2LKD1
1982 · previous
Majority 35
Vote share by party
Share of valid votes · 1982 → 1985
1982 1985· by party
60%45%30%15%0%
42.5
55.5
35.2
30.6
14.2
8.3
4.8
2.1
INCBJPINDJNP
Seat change
1985 seats minus 1982 seats
seats lostseats gained
INC
31 → 58
+27
BJP
29 → 7
−22
IND
6 → 2
−4
LKD
0 → 1
+1
JNP
2 → 0
−2
Vote-share movement
Statewide, 1982 → 1985
share lostshare gained
INC
42.5% → 55.5%
+12.9%
CPM
0.2% → 0.5%
+0.3%
JNP
4.8% → 2.1%
−2.7%
BJP
35.2% → 30.6%
−4.5%
IND
14.2% → 8.3%
−6.0%
Biggest INC–BJP swings
Seats where the INC-vs-BJP vote gap moved most, 1982 → 1985. Bold = the seat changed hands.
Swing = (INC share − BJP share) this year, minus the same gap last time. A bar to the right means the seat moved toward INC; to the left, toward BJP.
toward BJPtoward INC
Solan
+79.2%
Lahaul and Spiti
+75.6%
Kutlehar
+55.5%
Pachhad
+54.4%
Jaswan
+52.7%
Rohru
+52.3%
Chopal
+50.9%
Arki
+40.6%
Nachan
+38.7%
Rampur
+33.5%
Nahan
+32.9%
Gagret
+29.9%
Closest races · 1985
Ranked by margin as a share of valid votes · tap a seat for full results
All constituencies · 1985
68 seats · alphabetical · tap for full results · ⇄ = changed party since 1982
- AniINC14.0%
- ArkiINC29.6%
- BaijnathINC18.4%
- BalhINC1.0%
- BamsanINC11.8%
- BanikhetINC29.9%
- BanjarINC1.7%
- BharmourINC19.3%
- BhattiyatINC9.0%
- BilaspurINC1.6%
- ChachiotINC7.4%
- ChambaINC13.7%
- ChintpurniINC8.7%
- ChopalINC43.8%
- DarangINC34.1%
- DharampurINC33.1%
- DharamsalaINC5.0%
- DoonINC5.5%
- GagretINC23.1%
- GangathINC6.3%
- GeharwinBJP11.4%
- GhumarwinINC12.5%
- GopalpurINC41.7%
- GulerINC14.7%
- HamirpurBJP6.1%
- JaswanINC44.9%
- JawalamukhiIND0.0%
- JawaliBJP1.3%
- Joginder NagarIND11.0%
- Jubbal-KotkhaiINC72.9%
- KangraBJP10.3%
- KarsogBJP15.4%
- KasauliINC15.8%
- KasumptiINC18.2%
- KinnaurINC8.5%
- KotkehloorINC1.7%
- KuluINC24.3%
- KumarsainINC19.2%
- KutleharINC16.5%
- Lahaul and SpitiINC92.6%
- MandiINC5.4%
- MewaINC7.6%
- NachanINC23.8%
- NadaunINC19.8%
- NadauntaINC16.7%
- NagrotaBJP1.4%
- NahanINC7.5%
- NalagarhINC61.6%
- NurpurINC25.8%
- PachhadINC53.6%
- PalampurINC11.2%
- Paonta DoonINC17.2%
- PragpurINC3.1%
- RainkaINC41.8%
- RajgirINC16.3%
- RajnagarINC9.4%
- RampurINC62.0%
- RohruINC74.1%
- SantokgarhINC1.6%
- ShahpurINC26.8%
- ShillaiINC43.0%
- SimlaINC2.8%
- SolanINC49.2%
- SulahINC2.1%
- SundernagarBJP9.2%
- TheogINC14.5%
- ThuralLKD36.5%
- UnaINC5.3%